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Author:  JoEY C [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:41 pm ]
Post subject:  50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
Just trying to get a legit check on this Navitimer. Im alil worried cause Ive never seen this Breitling Box before and all the other 50th Anniversary Navi's come with the regular all Yellow box??? Please any help with this!!!

Thanks in advance.

Joe

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Author:  ade113 [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
:real:
There is a fake of the 50th Anniversary but its not very good.

I'm not 100% about the packaging, but the bakelite box and outer cardboard box look typical of the ones Breitling used in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Author:  bnewbie [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
The watch is real.
Think that box is ok for that period.
Author:  JoEY C [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
ade113 wrote:
:real:
There is a fake of the 50th Anniversary but its not very good.

I'm not 100% about the packaging, but the bakelite box and outer cardboard box look typical of the ones Breitling used in the late 1990s and early 2000s.


bnewbie wrote:
The watch is real.
Think that box is ok for that period.


Thanks guys. Can i get some more help on this and especially about the box???

Joe
Author:  Roffensian [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
Everything is real.
Author:  JoEY C [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
Roffensian wrote:
Everything is real.


Do you know what year this watch is??
Author:  1952 [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
Almost everything in the photos is genuine and correct. Except that the outer carton was all yellow on both my 50th Anniversaries. I don't think this matters much though. Also, i have an additional "50 years of Navitimer" booklet with my box set.

Typically i think the 50thAnniv was made between 2002 and 2003, possibly 2004.
Author:  Roffensian [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
The 50th anniversary piece (and this may come as a shock) was only produced for the 50th anniversary of the Navitimer :lol:

Regardless of any discussions in the vintage section on when the first Navitimers were produced, Breitling's official stance is that the Navitimer ws introduced in 1952 and so the 50th anniversary piece was produced in 2002.
Author:  1952 [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
Agreed.

Maybe I should have made my explanation clearer. It is not uncommon to see Warranty cards dated between 2002 - 2003, possibly 2004.

Not to suggest that the watch was not made in 2002. IIRC, both of mine had 2002 stamps between the strap lugs.

:lingsrock:
Author:  Roffensian [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
1952 wrote:
Agreed.

Maybe I should have made my explanation clearer. It is not uncommon to see Warranty cards dated between 2002 - 2003, possibly 2004.

Not to suggest that the watch was not made in 2002. IIRC, both of mine had 2002 stamps between the strap lugs.

:lingsrock:



Warranty is based on sale date, not manufacture date, so that's why there are differences.
Author:  happy_chapie [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BREITLING NAVITIMER CHRONOGRAPH???
This style of box was used between 1999-2003. The yellow boxes were introduced in 2002. Hope this helps. Steve
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